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“It is not the business of Nikki Haley to say President Kiir is unfit or fit to rule South Sudan. This is the business of South Sudanese people and they are the ones to decide, but not Haley,” Mr Ateny said.

“President Kiir is fit to govern South Sudan and the people of South Sudan know that,” Mr Ateny told Africa Review on phone.

Ms Haley, the US media reported, slammed President Kiir for failures to respect last December ceasefire deal as well as his promotion of three army generals who were sanctioned by the UN for leading the slaughter of civilians in the four-year civil war.

The three contentious generals are Santino Deng Wol, head of ground forces, Marial Chanuong, head of army operations, training and intelligence and Jok Riak, deputy chief of defence.

“Attempts to ease the suffering of South Sudan’s people are failing, not just despite the leadership of South Sudan, but because of it,” Ms Haley was quoted saying.